What does "tillage" mean?

The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.

Tillage

Common synonyms include: agronomics, cultivated land, cultivated land, cultivating, cultivation, culture.

//ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ// noun

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Noun

1
The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops. countable, uncountable
2
the cultivation of soil for raising crops wordnet
3
Land cultivated in this way. countable, uncountable
"Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment."
4
arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops wordnet
5
The act or process of soil disturbance as a part of farming; especially, types of disturbance requiring draft animals or machinery for power. countable, uncountable